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Buying a Farmhouse Dining Table

Buy Farmhouse Tables, Chairs, Benches and Accessories
If you are searching for the perfect farmhouse dining table, you have several avenues to pursue. You can find a great antique table from the 1700s, choose a modern day replica complete with a distressed finish, or choose a table made from recycled or reclaimed wood from an old barn or farmhouse. Any of these tables would provide you with a great place to gather and eat with family and friends and would be a nice addition to your home decor.

Sturdy plank-top farmhouse tables have been a popular choice in homes with a country or rustic style. The popularity of the farmhouse dining table has spread to include many other homeowners in the suburbs as well as the urban crowd. There is a something comforting and inviting about gathering around a beautiful hardwood table that has been handcrafted with care.

Dating back to the 1700s, farmhouse dining tables were at the center of home life for the busy family living in the French countryside, rural England or Colonial America. These tables, hand-crafted from oak, maple or pine, were well constructed and durable enough to last for generations. If you are fortunate enough to find a vintage table, you will own a piece of history as well as a beautiful piece of furniture. The best way to find an antique farmhouse table is probably through an authorized antique dealer or through online auctions. Many people decide to pair new chairs with their old table since it is more difficult to find original chairs that are still in good shape.

Another option is to look for a nice reproduction of the farmhouse dining table. Several companies produce beautiful plank-top tables replicating the original farm dining tables of the 1700s. The turned-leg style table was the most common type of farmhouse table during previous centuries, but you can also find trestle style and pedestal tables for your kitchen or dining room. You can purchase farmhouse dining sets that include chairs or a combination of chairs and benches. Sometimes purchasing your table and chairs separately is the best way to get exactly what you are looking for however. There are an abundance of Shaker and Mission style chairs on the market today that would work well with a farmhouse table.

The final option is to look for a table that has been made from reclaimed wood. This is a great way to recycle while ending up with a well constructed table with beautiful aged wood. You can also an artisan to create such a table for you at places like Elmwood Reclaimed Wood. Whatever you decide, you and your family will enjoy your farmhouse table for years to come.